Kory Kappes is the National Commercial Project Coordinator at ServPro of North Atlanta.  I am happy to have Kory back on the podcast because we always have such a good conversation when we're together.  We pick up right where we left off and talk about some very large projects, building relationships, trusting your network, taking care of your people, helping others and a lot more.   Kory is such a great guy and I am proud to be his friend.

This episode was recorded on September 2, 2022

Eric Long is the Owner of Trident Restoration.  Eric has had significant growth and success since starting his company only 3 years ago.  I have a great conversation with him about growth, operations, culture, employee recruitment and retention, business challenges, his new farm and more.  Eric is highly motivated, intelligent and methodical business leader.  I'm really looking forward to our next conversation, I just hope I can keep up!

This episode was recorded on August 26, 2022

Eric Sprague and Larry Wilberton own Super Tech University and host The Blue Collar Nation Podcast.  These guys specialize in training the soft skills to make employees more successful at their jobs.  I wanted to have them on the podcast to talk about their new branding and name change.  These guys are so much fun and I had a great time talking about rebranding, culture, training, Larry's van life, part 1 of the "Shit Show" and so much more.  Eric and Larry are some of my best friends and I always enjoy talking with them.

This episode was recorded on August 12, 2022

Bruce DeLoatch is the Owner of DeLoatch Training & Consulting.  I have met Bruce a handful of times over the years, but today, I had the pleasure of getting to know him better on the podcast.  Bruce has over 25 years experience in the industry from an owner operator to now an IICRC Instructor.  We talk about his history and how he got started, training virtually, what's your "why", Charity Water, and more.  I had such a great conversation with Bruce, I'm really looking forward to talking with him again soon.

This episode was recorded on July 22, 2022

Michelle Blevins is the owner of C&R Magazine and a returning guest of the podcast.  Michelle purchased C&R Magazine 1 year ago and has been working very hard to provide the best content to the cleaning and restoration industry.  On this podcast we celebrate her 1 year anniversary, talk about new business, mergers and acquisitions, her podcast, the "State of the Industry" study and much more.  Michelle is so smart, so much fun to talk to and gives so much back to this industry.  Michelle, you are welcome back anytime!

This episode was recorded on July 15, 2022

Adison Stamets is my niece and my guest on the podcast today.  We talk about broken noses, true crime, her podcast, forensic toxicology, barista horror stories and more.  She is super smart, a sweetheart, funny and heavily medicated from a nose surgery.  I had so much fun talking with her and am looking forward to her visiting me in October.  Enjoy!

This episode was recorded on July 8, 2022

Dennis Bruders is the Product Manager of Cleaning Products at Legend Brands.  In this episode Dennis and I head outside to talk about hunting.  Hunting is a big part of who we are.  We discuss the hard work that goes into it, what it means to us, what it means for our families, animal conservation and more.  Having a beer with Dennis and recording a podcast was the perfect end to a perfect day.

This episode was recorded on June 17, 2022

Dennis Bruders is the Product Manager of Cleaning Products at Legend Brands.  Dennis and I have been trying to meet up since I moved to Washington and it has finally happened!  I arrived at Legend Brand headquarters in Burlington around 9am and Dennis gave me a tour.  He showed me the factory, we looked at product assembly lines, toured the new warehouse and watched the speed lift in use, saw the new injection mold machine, toured the flood house, got to demo new equipment and software and more.  After the tour we got lunch, then went back to Dennis's house to relax with a beer and record a podcast.  It was a great day!

This episode was recorded on June 17, 2022

Collin Miller is back to talk with me about spring hunting.

This episode was recorded on June 8, 2022.

Andrew Golkin is the President of Paul Davis Restoration (Washington DC) and the Founder of Golkin Enterprises.  I was happy to have Andrew back on the podcast, this time to talk more about Golkin Enterprises and the war in Ukraine.  Andrew has family that live in Ukraine and he has first hand knowledge of what is happening to the people there.  We also talk about peer groups, company acquisitions, team members, scalability and more.  I had a great time talking with Andrew and appreciate his willingness to share what is happening in Ukraine.  

If you would like to show your support for the people of Ukraine, you can donate to https://unitedhelpukraine.org/ .  Andrews's wife Khrystyna who is from Ukraine provided a comment about this organization, "United Help Ukraine is a wonderful non-profit that is working in many different directions to help those affected by war in Ukraine. I personally know of the main volunteers and trust this organization 100% as they helped me twice now to ship aid to specific battalions in Ukraine that asked for specific aid that I was able to collect here in the US."  I have personally donated to this organization because I do not want to see anyone's freedom taken away. 

This episode was recorded on July 2, 2022